seasonable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsiːznəbəl/
- /ˈsiːzənəbəl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- French a- Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sísh₁eti Proto-Italic *sizō Latin serō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin satiō Old French saison French saison Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Middle French -er French -er French assaisonnerbor. English season Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English seasonable From season + -able.
Meanings
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Opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
Nor is it seasonable to have to do with Hercules, whil'st he is enraged, and amongst the Furies, but when he is telling merry tales amongst the Meonion Damosels.
1661, Thomas, transl. Salusbury, “Galilaeus Galilaeus Lyncaeus, His Systeme of the World”, in Mathematical Collections and Translations, The Second Dialogue, London: William Leybourn, translation of Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo Galilei, page 95:
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Appropriate to the current season of the year.
The temperature outside was quite seasonable, neither warmer nor colder than I had expected.
It was a wild, cold, seasonable night of March, with a pale moon, lying on her back as though the wind had tilted her, and flying wrack of the most diaphanous and lawny texture.
1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde:
- (obsolete) Ephemeral; lasting for just one season.
- (obsolete) In season (said of game when it is legal to be hunted and killed).
- (obsolete) Well-seasoned; matured (e.g. timber).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more seasonable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most seasonable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
ill-timed (antonym(s) of) · unseasonable (antonym(s) of “general”) · evergreen (antonym(s) of) · untime · perennial
Deriveds
Synonyms
transitory · passing (lasting for just one season) · well-timed (occurring at an appropriate or suitable time) · timesome
Translations (5)
fi vuodenaikaan sopiva (appropriate to current season) · grc καίριος (appropriate to current season) · gd tràthail (appropriate to current season) · bg подходящ за сезона (appropriate to current season) · gv traaoil (appropriate to current season)